The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jamie Houghton finished 236th of 1,452 men in the Open division at Glasgow 2026, in 1:11:08, faster than 84% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 99% of the field beaten on the stations, against 68% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 5:07 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:53 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 5:10 faster at Glasgow 2026 than at Birmingham 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:50Running 1 4:38v median −0:15
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Block 02 7:07Running 2 4:36v median −0:11
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Block 03 8:05Running 3 4:53v median −0:15
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Block 04 9:32Running 4 4:44v median −0:22
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Block 05 9:22Running 5 4:57v median −0:19
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Block 06 6:32Running 6 4:43v median −0:26
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Block 07 4:44Running 7 4:41v median −0:29
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Block 08 9:31Running 8 5:31v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:31
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1381
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,381 men who finished.